D. Cirillo (Milan, Italy), J. Dominguez Benitez (Badalona Barcelona, Spain)
LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Artificial olfactory system based on nanomaterials-based sensors for early detection of tuberculosis via breath test
M. Nakhleh, R. Jeries, A. Gharra, A. Binder, Y. Broza, M. Pascoe, K. Dheda, H. Haick (Haifa, Israel; Cape Town, South Africa)
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The role of clinical history and investigations in the diagnosis and exclusion of tuberculosis
W. Ricketts, E. Tsarfati (London, United Kingdom)
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Risk of TB infection and smoking: IFN-gamma concentration increases with the cigarettes’ number in smokers
M. N. Altet-Gomez, J. Dominguez, M. L. de Souza, M. A. Jimenez, C. Milá, J. Solsona, I. Latorre, A. Orcau, J. Cayla (Barcelona, Badalona, Madrid, Spain)
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Use of interferon-gamma release assays in diagnosis of active TB infection - Experience of a rural UK hospital
S. Roberts, J. Anderson, P. Godwin, H. S. R. Hosker (Keighley, United Kingdom)
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Discordance QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube and tuberculin skin test: Latent tuberculosis infection or immunological memory?
M. Spinicci, D. Goletti, J. Mencarini, L. Attala, A. Mantella, N. Della Malva, A. Cavallo, A. Bartoloni, F. Bartalesi (Firenze, Roma, Italy)
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A prospective longitudinal study evaluating a T-cell-based assay for latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers in a general hospital in Beijing
L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, G. Deng, M. Pareek, A. Lalvani, X. Liu (Beijing, China; London, United Kingdom)
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Additional value of interferon-gamma release assay to tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in Greek health care workers
A. Charisis, A. Tatsioni, K. Gartzonika, A. Gogali, D. Archimandriti, C. Katsanos, A. Efthymiou, A. Kitas, X. Xronis, S. Katsenos, G. Daskalopoulos, S. Leveidiotou-Stefanou, S. Constantopoulos, A. Konstantinidis (Ioannina, Greece)
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T cell and B cell immunological responses by tuberculous antigens in Japanese populations with different bacterial antigen expressions
Y. Sakakibara, M. Niki, T. Sakagami, H. Ariga, S. Matsumoto, N. Inase, H. Nagai, P. A. Reche, Y. Hoshino (Tokyo, Osaka, Niigata, Japan; Madrid, Spain)
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The information value of DIASKINTEST in diagnostics of pediatric TB
O. V. Kasimtseva, N. L. Karpina, O. V. Demikhova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Comparison of sputum smears examination by Ziehel-Neelsen (ZN) staining vs light-emitting-diode fluorescence microscopy (LED-FM) microscopy for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and possibility of single day disposal
J. K. Karahyla, K. Kumari, P. K. Atwal (Patiala, Delhi, India)
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Utility of serial sputum examinations to discontinue respiratory isolation among inpatients with suspicion of tuberculosis
C. Acuna-Villaorduna, J. Lau-deza, J. Mora (Scranton, Philadelphia, United States Of America)
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Predictive factors of a delayed culture conversion under tuberculosis treatment
C. Lecerf, Y. Douadi, A. Lagrange, V. Jounieaux, C. Andrejak (Amiens, Saint Quentin, France)
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Yield of routine culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for tuberculosis in a low prevalence setting
H. J. Baumann, M. T. Schröder, L. Harbaum, J. K. Hennigs, H. Rohde, M. Simon, S. Kluge, H. F. E. Klose (Hamburg, Germany)
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New approaches to tuberculosis diagnosis through the study of metabolomic profile in urine
M. Serra, J. L. Izquierdo, J. Ruiz-Cabello, A. Dudnyk, R. Campos, C. Prat, M. L. De Souza, J. Ruiz-Manzano, I. Casas, J. Maldonado, V. Ausina, J. Domínguez (Badalona, Bellaterra, Madrid, Barcelona, Spain; Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
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A retrospective review of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay performance in bronchoalveolar lavage samples in a London hospital
M. S. Anwar, C. Ross, M. Wickremasinghe, G. Cooke, A. Jepson, O. M. Kon (London, United Kingdom)
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Application of the novel technique next gene sequencing for the determination of mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance in clinical samples
M. Alvarez Figueroa, G. Shipulin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Adenosine deaminase for diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in intermediate-low prevalence scenarios
A. Garcia-Zamalloa Osakidetza, J. Taboada Osakidetza (Mendaro, Spain)
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Neutrophils increase M. tuberculosis growth in a human lung model
B. Kalsdorf, D. M. Lowe, K. Wood, R. Dawson, C. Lange, R. J. Wilkinson (Borstel, Germany; Cape Town, South Africa; London, United Kingdom)
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